Antimicrobials
Meropenem

Meropenem

Restricted

High
N/A
$5.14/Dose $77.10/5 Days

Dosing

General Information

  • Therapy of serious, often nosocomial infections involving resistant gram negative organisms.
  • Periodic renal, hepatic, and CBC tests
  • GI disturbance
  • C. difficile colitis
  • Immediate and delayed-type allergy
  • Drug fever
  • Cytopenias
  • Liver enzyme abnormalities

Valproic acid - may decrease valproate levels and decrease seizure threshold.

Restricted to Infectious Diseases (ID)/Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) and Oncology/Critical Care within 48 hours of being dispensed.

Antimicrobial class: Carbapenem

Pregnancy category: B

Average serum half life: 1 hour

Biliary penetration: Therapeutic

CSF penetration: Moderate

Lung penetration: Therapeutic

Urine penetration: Therapeutic